Corncrib and the like



F. ADAM. CORNCRIB AND THE LIKE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 30. 1919.

Patented Aug. 16,1921.

corn is storedin bulk, it has a ever, would not 1. stars arser era.

OF JOLIET, ILLINOIS,

VFOLGER ADAM,

. JOLIE'I, rumors, A

CORNORIB AND THE LIKE.

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Application The present invention has to do with certain improvements incorn cribs and similar are intended for holding corn and other likeproducts. l/Vhenthe ferment and otherwise readily construction, forexample, was one in which the crib itself was slotted or slatted so asto readily admit the air to the outer layers or portions of the bulk ofcorn. This air, howpenetrate to the central portion of the corn, andthis latter would, therefore, soon deteriorate and the fermentation ordeterioration would rapidly progress toward the outer layers.

e single figure in the drawing shows in view a corn crib embodying thepresent invention, portions thereof being broken away so as to moreclearly reveal the construction and manner of operation of the presentinvention.

he corn crib illustrated is built up from slatted fencing comprisinglongitudinally drawn wires and cross slats, which type of Specificationof Letters Patent.

filed J'une so, 1919. Serial No.

Corncribs and the like, of;

tween the .sections and giving 1 andrigidity ASSIGNOR TO ILLINOIS WIRE &MFG. (30., OI? CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

fencing is readily procurable port on of the United States. The outerportion of the corn crib comprisesa circular inclosure- 1 built up fromsuch fencing bent into circular form, and the height of this inclosurecan be made as great as desired by ad ing sections one on top of theother, as shownin the drawing. "In the construction layers 2' and 3 areshown.

illustrated, two It will be observed'that when additional secslats, Ispondingly improving the connection beadded strength to the entirestructure.

In order to' ventilate the interior of the crib, the foll upper edge ofthe crib, so as to surely reach above the contained corn or othermaterial. This vent is conveniently built outer inclosure, whereby thevent extends some distance above the inclosure.

he air entering the lower end of the vent is enabled to pass out anddiffuse through the entire central body portion of the mass of material.T is it is enabled to do because of the slots between the slats. Inorder to facilitate the entrance of air into the lower portion of thevent, I prefer to set the entire crib on a platform 6 which is set aslight distance above the ground to prothe air can enter through saidspace and thus reach the lower of the vent, there being a suitableopening in the platform permitting the air to pass from the spacebeneath the platform to the lower end of the vent.

While I have in this specification men tioned the use of these featuresof the construction particularly in connection with corn cribs and thelike,

Patented Aug. 16, 1921.

at almost any still it will be understood that the cribs may be used forthe the vent opening in the platform, for the storage of any desiredmaterial such as wheat purpose specified. and other forms of grain.Furthermore, 2. A crib for the purpose specified, comwhile I have hereinshown and described prising in combination a circular inclosure only asingle embodiment of the features of comprising a plurality of verticalseparated 35 my invention, being that in which the crib slats, aplatform on which said inclosure is and vent are built up from slatfencing, still mounted, means for supporting said plat- I do not limitmyself to the use of this parform above the ground on which it stands,ticularly except as I may do so in the claims. there being a ventopening in said platform, I claim: and a vent extending upwardly throughthe 4 1. A crib for the purpose specified, comcentral portion of theinclosure, said vent prising in combination a circular inclosurecomprising a plurality of vertical separated constructed of a pluralityof superimposed slats having slots between them for the sections of slatfencing, comprising parallel egress of air into the central portion ofthe slats and cross stay wires each of said sections inclosure and thelower end of the vent being 4 being circular form and having their ad incommunication with the vent opening in joining slat ends interwoven andhaving the platform, for the purpose specified. their slots standing ina vertical position, a 3. A crib for thepurpose specified, complatformon which said inclosure is mountprising in combination an inclosure,com- 2 ed, means. for supporting said platform prising a plurality ofvertical separated 50 above the surface of the ground to provide aslats, a platform on which said inclosure is c ventilation spacethereunder, there being a mounted, a vent extending upwardly throughvent opening through said platform and a the central portion of theinclosure to an vent extending upwardly through the cenelevation greaterthan the inclosure, said tral portion of the inclosure, said ventcomvent having a plurality of vertical slotted 55 prising a series ofsuperimposed sections of openings and the lower end of the vent beingslat fencing comprising parallel slats and in communication with thespace beneath cross stay wires and having their slots exthe platform,for the purpose specified. tendingv in a vertical direction, and thelower end of the vent being in communication with FOLGER ADAM.

